Brazil takes delivery of locally built armoured attack boat

The Command of the 8th Naval District (Com8DN) of the Brazilian Navy took delivery in July of its first DGS 888 Raptor fast attack multi-mission armoured craft, called Poraquê , from local firm DGS Defense.

The boat, the first heavily armoured craft of its size for Brazil, primarily reinforces the service’s ability to execute a wide range of missions in the 1,350 km 2 Itaipu Lake, which borders Brazil and Paraguay and hosts a major hydro-electric power plant. Poraquê will make it easier to conduct operations with other local government agencies.

The high-speed hybrid tubular rigid boat is 9.2 m long, has a beam of 2.85 m, weighs 4.8 tonnes and has a maximum operational weight of 6.8 tonnes. Operated by a crew of one with space for up to 14 passengers, it has a range of 600 km and can achieve speeds in excess of 35 kt.